UK government officials held a private meeting with a group that delivers conversion therapy to change people’s “LGBT lifestyles”.
Core Issues Trust, a charity based in Northern Ireland, provides a service called “talking therapy” for those wishing to “explore moving away from unwanted same-sex attraction and gender confusion”.
VICE World News reports that after “years” of trying to meet with the government, they finally succeeded in doing so.
After being in contact with equalities minister Kemi Badenoch, who was previously heard misgendering transgender people and questioning gay marriage in leaked audio, the group got an invitation to a meeting.
Core Issues Trust told VICE World News that it was “productive” and that they recently sent all UK MPs a new book featuring stories from “former homosexuals”.
Speaking to the outlet, a spokesperson for the Equality Hub, which works with the Equalities Office and other government departments, said: “The Government’s values do not align with those of the Core Issues Trust. We believe that conversion therapy is an abhorrent practice and will shortly publish our plans to ban it in this country.”
Despite this, leaked emails from July 2021 suggest that officials were interested in hearing what the group had to say and even ended up meeting with 10 “former LGBT people”.
An invitation sent from the Equalities Office said: “I am part of the conversion therapy team in GEO, and am reaching out to arrange a meeting with yourself ahead of the launch of the conversion therapy consultation, following on from a letter from the Minister for Equalities last month.
“Unsure of your availability within the next week or so, but we’re happy to work around your schedule as much as possible. Please see below for some suggested times next week.”
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